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Table 1 Effect of ADE on plasma levels of FSH, LH and testosterone in male rats treated with two different doses of DCA

From: Dichloroacetic acid-induced testicular toxicity in male rats and the protective effect of date fruit extract

 

Testosterone (ng/ml)

FSH (mlU/ml)

LH (mlU/ml)

C

3.45 ± 0.10c

3.20 ± 0.02c

1.29 ± 0.01c

ADE

3.46 ± 0.07c

3.19 ± 0.01c

1.28 ± 0.01c

DCAC1

2.30 ± 0.28ba

2.94 ± 0.09b

1.18 ± 0.01b

DCAC2

1.81 ± 0.17aa

2.19 ± 0.05aa

0.80 ± 0.01aa

ADE+ DCAC1

3.30 ± 0.32c

3.17 ± 0.02c

1.28 ± 0.01c

ADE+ DCAC2

2.96 ± 0.03c

3.08 ± 0.03bc

1.22 ± 0.01c

  1. Values are mean ± SD of eight rats in each group. Different letters (a-c) indicate significant differences between groups at p < 0.05. C: control, ADE aqueous date extract, DCAC1: dichloroacetic acid at 0.5 g/l, DCAC2: dichloroacetic acid at 2 g/l
  2. aComparison of control and other groups